SPREADHEETS - Christmas Wishlist Exercise

Your task is to create a useful electronic list of the items you'd like Santa to bring you this holiday season.

1. Create a new (Google) spreadsheet

• Add the LABELS shown to ROW1 (Item, Colour, Store, Priority, Price, Quantity, Subtotal, Tax and Total)
  • Be sure the labels are in the right order, and match the columns shown
• FORMAT the labels and column widths as shown
  • Size the text to 8pts
  • Drag the Column Borders to approximate the sizes shown

2. Add DATA to rows 2 to 5

• Go Shopping! Use Amazon.ca to ensure accurate CANADIAN prices and availability :^)
• You can copy and paste webpage URLS into column C - try to use Canadian stores and prices
• Format your data to 8pt, and adust column widths if necessary
• Note: Column C DOESN'T need to "Wrap Text" - URLS are too long to show the whole thing

3. Create spreadsheet CALCULATIONS

• Each CELL of a spreadsheet is like an individual calculator. Typing the EQUAL SIGN (=) activates the calculator functions of the cell.
• Use the numeric keypad on your keyboard (on the right side) as if it were a real calculator, and you can work quickly and efficiently
• There are SIMPLE calculations that are good, and REFERENTIAL calculations that are BETTER - try one of each:

	1. SIMPLE (LITERAL) CALCULATIONS In cell G2, type the following = 3 * 14.99 hit enter The cell behaves like a calculator, and should correctly display the result You can format this calculation to 8pt
	2. CELL REFERENCE CALCULATION In cell H2, type the following = G2 * .13 hit enter The calculation takes whatever data is in cell G2 and multiplies it by 13% to yield the value of the tax Go back to cell G2 and convert the calculation there to an appropriate CELL REFERENCE CALCULATION Instead of TYPING in a cell reference, you can also CLICK on a cell to build it into a calculation. In cell I2, type the following = (then click on the subtotal cell) + (then click on the tax cell) hit the enter key Note - if your calculation is getting "polluted" with cell references, HIT ESCAPE

• Complete the calculations for each of the rows in your wishlist

4. Create a TOTAL BILL calculation

• After the LAST ROW of your wishlist, create a LABEL in column A called "GRAND TOTAL"
• In Column I of the grand total row, Create a calculation that adds up all the data in the cells above

5. Create a TOTAL BILL "FORMULA"

• Find a free cell under the total column, and type = SUM ( (then click and drag a range of all totals) )
  NOTE: Don't forget the brackets!
• hit enter

6. Look under the FORMAT menu for ways to make the appearance of labels and values more appropriate

• Currency should have two decimal places
• Totals should have dollar signs

7. SUBMIT YOUR ASSIGNMENT - FOR MARKS!

• Be sure your spreadsheet WORKS, and conforms to all the requirements above
• Format your spreadsheet so that it prints in LANDSCAPE format, and fits on one page - Print it for submission
  • File - Print
  • Choose Current Sheet, Size to Fit, Landscape and then PRINT
  • Choose to open the document in Adobe Reader,
    • CHECK BEFORE YOU PRINT - preview your work - be sure it will print as expected
    • If all looks good, you are authorized to kill another tree and print - but try to kill only one tree
• Export your spreadsheet as an XLS file
  • Be sure the file is named appropriately (starting with your lastname)
  • Use File - Export - XLS and save it to your H: drive
  • COPY (right-click) the file and submit it to the appropriate HANDINS folder using (right-click) PASTE

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